With the soccer and basketball seasons having kicked off, Speed School athletes are already making headlines. Desert Christian’s Addi Vavala, a Fall All-Star in volleyball, was named to AllSportsTucson’s watch list as one of the top returning players at the D-IV level. Meanwhile, Sabino’s Brianna Pitre (above) was named by … Read More
Three of the Desert Speed School’s tennis players have recently had strong showings at regional tournaments. Yash Parikh, the reigning boys’ state champion, won the USTA Junior Regionals with a straight-sets win. Meanwhile, the reigning girls’ state champion Kirtana Bhat completed the Western States Junior Open with a straight-sets win … Read More
For the second time this season, Sabino grad and Pima Aztecs’ star Brandi Park was named ACCAC Player of the Week. Park has dominated on ball for the last half of the season, scoring or assisting in 3 of the last 4 games for the Aztecs. Four regular-season games remain … Read More
The Pima women’s soccer program is having one of their strongest seasons, having compiled a 11-3-2 record thanks in large part to Sabino grads Brandi Park and Devyn Hunley, Sahuaro’s Lexxi Hanabergh, and Ironwood’s Nikki Reed – all Speed School athletes at the middle and high school level. Park has … Read More
Speed School athletes – and graduates of the Sabino high school girls soccer program – have factored significantly into the Pima Aztecs strong start to the 2014. Defender Brandi Park was part of a Pima back line that allowed just two shots on goal against Chandler CC, and also assisted … Read More
Speed School athlete Jason Sweet, a member of the U.S. military returning to the collegiate level at the age of 26, has successfully tried out for – and made – the University of Arizona football team as a linebacker. Sweet had somewhat of an unusual path to becoming a Wildcat: … Read More